Raising Monarchs OUTDOORS❓🌿🐛

A Sneak Peak at our new OUTDOOR Raising Set Up...

May 29, 2025

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Good Thursday Royal RAISEr,

I hope this spring day finds you swell. Last week, I shared our new indoor setup, and today I’ll be sharing our new experimental setup for raising monarchs outdoors❓ 🤔

First, I am not an enthusiastic proponent of outdoor raising for the reasons outlined in your last newsletter. However, I am pretty excited about this new set up because it seems like it will solve those potential outdoor issues. Scroll down the page to get a sneak peak of our new outdoor setup…

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OUTDOOR Set Up 🏡

Although there are some serious potential issues with raising monarchs outdoors (weather, predators), I understand that raising indoors isn’t a viable solution for everyone, so we’re working on improving our outside system so we can match our indoor survival rate raising forward. First, here’s a photo of the new outdoor setup:

This new outdoor set up should solve potential issues with extreme elements like wind/rain, and the cover provides an extra protective barrier for any curious predators that might try to access the tall baby cage (wasps, lizards, mice, birds, etc)

We can comfortably fit two of our tall baby cages (14” by 14” by 24”) or baby cube cages (14” by 14” by 14”) inside this raised bed fortress.

The cart also has wheels (with 2 locks) so we can easily move it around the deck and keep it secure. Also, if we decide that we don’t like this set up, we can use it for its intended use later…a raised bed for plants!

In fact, you could also try planting milkweed in the raised bed…however, if any predator somehow penetrates the first-net defense, your caterpillars will be defenseless. It would also be more difficult to clean/disinfect with a traditional raised bed set up.

We will compare this new outdoor setup to our current indoor setup and compare results. More details on this outdoor setup during our upcoming Raise The Migration 2025 event.

Check out today’s pictured setup items below….

Raising Resources 🥸

  1. Vego Elevated Garden Bed- 2’ x 4’ Wheels Included (fits two tall baby cages. If you want to fit more tall baby cages inside, try the larger raised beds that are 6’ or 8’ in length)

  2. Vego Cover System- 2’ × 4’ (if you opt for a larger garden bed above, make sure to buy the cover to fit that larger size)

  3. INVISImesh Tall Baby/ Baby Cube Caterpillar Cages ⬅️ (these windowless 4-sided viewing cages will no longer be available when are shop shuts down later this summer, so don’t miss out if you prefer them for raising monarchs…we do! 🌿🐛)

  4. Floral Tube and Racks Collection ⬅️ (an easier way to feed hungry caterpillars without wasting milkweed)

For #3 and #4, We pay shipping on all shop orders $50+


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Until Next Time,

Tony your Butterfly Guide 🦋